By Richard Sykes, SVP and President, ABM UK and Ireland An ancient philosopher said that “the only constant in life is change”; that is truer today than ever before. The facilities management industry is responding to everything from technological advancements ...
Read More »Mitie donates £2m in Apprenticeship Levy gifting pledges
Mitie has exceeded the £2 million milestone for its Apprenticeship Levy gifting pledges, which has enabled over 30 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and local community services across the UK to fund apprenticeship schemes for future talent. With less ...
Read More »New BESA specification will ‘revolutionise building air quality’
A new specification for ventilation hygiene has been launched by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) as part of its ongoing efforts to minimise the risk posed by contaminated indoor air to human health and wellbeing. BESA has also updated two ...
Read More »SBTi approval for Churchill’s near-term science-based targets
Churchill Group’s science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions near-term reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi’s target validation team has determined that Churchill Group’s 1 and 2 scope emission targets align with the 1.5°C ...
Read More »Dalkia UK recognised at RoSPA Health and Safety Awards
EDF Group subsidiary, Dalkia UK, has been recognised by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) in its 2024 Health and Safety Awards. Teams across the business received the following Awards; Presidents, Highly Commended and Gold, demonstrating the ...
Read More »Truvox International partners with i-Team Professional to bring imop Lite and i-scrub 21B to the UK
Hedge End, Southampton-based Truvox International has signed an agreement with Eindhoven, The Netherlands-based i-Team Professional to bring two of its products to the UK cleaning and FM market under the Truvox brand. Joining the existing Truvox line-up are imop Lite ...
Read More »CCS marks 10th anniversary having saved £3.8bn of taxpayers money in the last year alone
The Government’s procurement department, the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has saved over £3.8 billion of taxpayer money in the last year alone, as the agency celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. CCS centralises government procurement, allowing thousands of public sector ...
Read More »Mats Broman to succeed Gary Watkins as CEO of SWG
Gary Watkins, Group CEO of facilities, property, and workplace management software provider, Service Works Global (SWG) has decided to step down on 1 May 2024, following which Mats Broman, currently Head of SWG Nordic, will take over the role as ...
Read More »Administration transformation
Roger Marks, Managing Director at Aeromark says it is time to ditch the manual processes and digitally transform your back-office processes It’s surprising how many organisations still carry out their commercial processes manually, using multiple spread sheets and out-dated disparate ...
Read More »GPA appoints Gleeds as a key strategic partner
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed international property and construction consultancy, Gleeds, as a strategic partner to provide professional services for its Capital Programmes. The new contract, which is for an initial four-year term, with up to three-year extension ...
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